Bus and Coach

A new Irizar Integral i6s Efficient coach has gone into service with returning customer Nigel and Kim’s Tours of Westbury. The 14-metre, 42-seat tri-axle coach is propelled by DAFs MX13 390kw, OBD-E Euro-6 engine, with an output of 530hp, and…

A single-decker bus with both automated driving and zero tailpipe emissions has taken to the road in a landmark UK trial. The MetroCity 1080EV, manufactured by Switch in Yorkshire, entered operation with First Bus on its Mi-Link 003 service from…

First Bus has ordered 53 zero emission buses, in partnership with City of York Council, in a transformation that will see its depot become one of the first outside London to be fully electric. The StreetDeck Electroliner double-deckers and GB…

First Bus has appointed a decarbonisation director as it makes strides towards having a fully zero emission fleet by 2035. Faizan Ahmad, who joined the business from Amazon at the end of June, will spearhead the environmental, decarbonisation, and fleet…

Transdev operator The Harrogate Bus Company has placed orders worth £21 million for 39 new buses as it converts its entire fleet in the town to fully electric power. The order includes 20 new Mercedes-Benz E-Citaro all-electric single deck buses,…

Equipmake has partnered with bus service provider, Newport Transport, in a fleet deal to repower the operator’s double deck buses with its electric drivetrain technology for use on school and city routes. The eight buses scheduled for repowering consist of…

Barnes Coaches of Swindon has taken delivery of a new Irizar Integral i6 coach – the 12th of its type added to the fleet since 2015. The new tri-axle features DAF’s 11-litre coach engine, the MX-11 330, with an output…

The Confederation of Passenger Transport has set up a new taskforce to help rural bus services make a smooth and sustainable transition to zero emission technologies. Over the coming months, the Rural Zero Emission Buses Taskforce will explore decarbonisation challenges…

A new network of cables and equipment at a substation near Abellio London’s Twickenham Bus Depot will enable the electrification of up to 150 buses. UK Power Networks has installed 2.5km of new underground cable and upgraded the local substation…

Go-Ahead London is to add another 299 BYD–Alexander Dennis battery-electric buses to its fleet by the end of 2023 as it looks to accelerate the delivery of an entirely zero-emission bus fleet by 2030. A total of 169 BYD–Alexander Dennis…